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Kyoto tea farmers take global thirst for matcha in stride

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ECP establishes monitoring centre for PP-52 by-elections
ECP establishes monitoring centre for PP-52 by-elections ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established Election Monitoring and Control Centre (EMCC) to ensure transparency and address public complaints during the upcoming PP-52 , Sialkot, provincial assembly by-elections on June 1. The center, set up at ECP headquarters, is tasked with monitoring the electoral process,…
Kristi Noem’s FEMA moves and 7th grader wins Scripps spelling bee: Morning Rundown
Homeland Security Secret Kristi Noem quietly moves bolster FEMA ahead of hurricane season. Donald Trump’s tariffs on international trade partners are allowed to continue, for now. And the skulls of 19 Black Americans are returned after 150 years. Here’s what to know today. The scramble to keep FEMA alive ahead of hurricane season With the…
A lawsuit says Honolulu police are arresting people for impaired driving even when they are sober
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Police Department said it will review all impaired driving arrests after the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging officers are arresting sober drivers in an overzealous focus on making drunk-driving arrests. In recent years Honolulu officers have arrested “scores” of drivers who show no outward signs…
India GDP grew 7.4% in Janu-March, beating forecasts
MUMBAI — India’s economy expanded 7.4% in the quarter that ended in March, accelerating from 6.4% in the previous three months as growth in capital investment quickened, the country’s statistics ministry said on Friday. The ministry also said in a statement that the nation’s gross domestic product rose by 6.5% in the fiscal year that…
Google Photos celebrates 10th annivers with powerful new AI photo editor
California: On its 10th annivers, Google Photos has gifted users an impressive upgrade—a brand new, smart, and modern photo editor now available to everyone, not just Pixel phone users. The standout feature of this update is that you no longer need to be an editing expert. Thanks to Google’s generative AI, users can simply type…
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 2 years in prison for plot to fleece billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
NEW YORK — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison for his role in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund. Tim Leissner, at his sentencing in Brooklyn federal court, apologized to the people of Malaysia, who he called the “real victims” of the…
Iqrar-ul-Hassan faces criticism over 13th wedding annivers celebration
LAHORE: Pakistani anchorperson Iqrar-ul-Hassan came under fire on social media after celebrating the 13th wedding annivers with his second wife, Farah Iqrar. Iqrar, known for hosting the program Sar-e-Aam, first married news anchor Qurat-ul-Ain in 2006, with whom he has a son, Pehlaaj Hassan. In 2012, he tied the knot with media personality Farah Iqrar,…
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge
TOKYO, Japan — China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan’s discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, a Japanese official said Friday. China said their talks this week made “substantial progress” but did not confirm an agreement with Japan…